Thread: Scope Selection help needed. 223 varmant shooting. Shafted by redfield suppliers

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Get the monarch over the prostaff any day, this would be my pick!

Originally Posted by smidey

i could only find them near double what i want to spend, am i missing a cheaper option to buy?

I paid around $550 for my leupold mark AR, I was impressed with bushnell AR model too.

Originally Posted by foxhound

I paid around $550 for my leupold mark AR, I was impressed with bushnell AR model too.

new? off a website?

Originally Posted by Spudattack

NIKON M-223 3- 12 X42 | Trade Me

Get the monarch over the prostaff any day, this would be my pick!

the monarch is nearly double the price of a prostaff but.

re the 223 nikon.... if i shoot a different bullet to what it is setup for it wouldn't be right would it?

I will only be using this rifle occasionally, and for rabbits/hares out to 300m and maybe the odd goat hunt. I'll get closer if they are further than that.
I thought i'd get a BDC reticle, zero at 100 and then work out what yardage the lower marks hit at. Hitting the target board with the lower marks at 100 will give me a good idea of what that is based on the specific bullets trajectory so i can test it after that.

how would you set it up if it were you? Ruger all weather 223 with a scope value up to $500 shooting out to 300m.

Nikon has a thing called "spot on" you can enter your bullet etc and it will tell you what the reticle marks are


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Originally Posted by smidey

the monarch is nearly double the price of a prostaff but.

re the 223 nikon.... if i shoot a different bullet to what it is setup for it wouldn't be right would it?

I will only be using this rifle occasionally, and for rabbits/hares out to 300m and maybe the odd goat hunt. I'll get closer if they are further than that.
I thought i'd get a BDC reticle, zero at 100 and then work out what yardage the lower marks hit at. Hitting the target board with the lower marks at 100 will give me a good idea of what that is based on the specific bullets trajectory so i can test it after that.

how would you set it up if it were you? Ruger all weather 223 with a scope value up to $500 shooting out to 300m.

With the 223 Nikons the first letter stands for the range, so the M-223 is a monarch and the p-223 is a prostaff.

The link I posted is a monarch for less than the prostaff, bargain!

With the spot on programme you cab tailor the scope to any bullet or load you want or change the turrets out to custom (order through the spot on program) or standard ones.



Monarchs are a bargain as far as value goes, glass is up there with vx3s and they dial really well.

Originally Posted by anderset20

Nikon has a thing called "spot on" you can enter your bullet etc and it will tell you what the reticle marks are


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wow, just used it and that is awesome. thanks a bunch for that info, think that might be the deciding factor. Save a lot of messing around

i think this should work well. seems like a good system to me

Originally Posted by smidey

new? off a website?

New through retail sports store

I ended up buying a vortex diamondback 4-12 with bdc as I found an app that I entered scope and bullet info into and gave me the yardage for the post marks. Very happy

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What chrony did you use to get that velocity for the 55gr power shok load?

Seems wildly...........optimistic!

ive heard that some of the scopes glass is actually plastic is that true

Originally Posted by Proudkiwi

What chrony did you use to get that velocity for the 55gr power shok load?

Seems wildly...........optimistic!

You questioning the speed?

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Yup.

so what's the issue? i have a pack of hornady 223 55gr and the box says 3240fps. that info you see above is from a drop table selection listing hundreds of factory ammo types. from that table there are several horandy 223 rounds with 3240fps.

I'm not sure what i'm missing, can you enlighten me?